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Apr 14, 2013, 11:59 AM
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Hi Everyone,
I plan on returning to the workforce and have questions. I know having a mental illness qualifies persons to receive ADA accommodations. My question is "should a person apply for accommodations when they first start". Or " Should a person try to wait until after their trial period (usually 90 days)" to request accommodations".
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Apr 14, 2013, 01:11 PM
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The Job Accommodation Network is a great website recommended by my job's disability resource specialist: JAN - Job Accommodation Network If you don't find what you need, I'm told that if you e-mail them questions, they get back to you quickly and with thorough responses. Good luck! |
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Apr 14, 2013, 01:40 PM
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#SpoonieStrong Spoons are a visual representation used as a unit of measure to quantify how much energy individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses have throughout a given day. 1). Depression 2). PTSD 3). Anxiety 4). Hashimoto 5). Fibromyalgia 6). Asthma 7). Atopic dermatitis 8). Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria 9). Hereditary Angioedema (HAE-normal C-1) 10). Gluten sensitivity 11). EpiPen carrier 12). Food allergies, medication allergies and food intolerances. . 13). Alopecia Areata |
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Apr 15, 2013, 04:59 PM
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One thing to remember is that small businesses are not required to give accommodations. The limit is that if they have 15 or more employees they are required to follow ADA requirements. I would wait if I could.
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Apr 15, 2013, 05:45 PM
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That's a good point. Thx
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#SpoonieStrong Spoons are a visual representation used as a unit of measure to quantify how much energy individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses have throughout a given day. 1). Depression 2). PTSD 3). Anxiety 4). Hashimoto 5). Fibromyalgia 6). Asthma 7). Atopic dermatitis 8). Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria 9). Hereditary Angioedema (HAE-normal C-1) 10). Gluten sensitivity 11). EpiPen carrier 12). Food allergies, medication allergies and food intolerances. . 13). Alopecia Areata |
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Apr 17, 2013, 05:29 AM
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In general I would wait. You don't need to jeopardize a new job, because I feel that employers may still discriminate against Mental Health patients - regardless of the fact that they cannot legally. I wouldn't want to start a job with them having to accommodate and know my "short comings"
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Apr 22, 2013, 01:10 AM
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